We have taken care of a lot of different creatures the last few years, and I thought I'd post a quick summary of what we've found as to the difficulty of keeping them happy (the fully detailed methods of care aren't here, will post
Ok, why am I letting facebook, twitter and junk mail budget my time? Need my own work home page that guides me to use time for my projects. Top priorities: bPhx data mashery ; wiki, updates and factual table for Alonovo bteaching articles ; bTucson data sources bPhoenixAZ.com : bPhoenixAz.com : got
Walking through Military Plaza park this afternoon, a small rally was in progress and I had a chance to talk to one of the volunteers for the campaign to Recall Jan Brewer. It seems the campaign was started by a Republican! And when the volunteer was making her calls asking
Made a good haul at the Book Stop on 4th Ave recently - they have an excellent collection of classic sci-fi, as well as really good kids authors like Avi and Roald Dahl. Bandersnatch by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. A first novel, which I generally like - fresh if
TUSD board member Judy Burns came out strongly last night in opposition to closing any more schools for a year, and instead spending the time to redraw boundaries and work with parents and communities. Adelita Grijalva supported Burns and Hicks voted to at least vote on it; but Stegeman and
I am excited - just interviewed by email an Egyptian guy who is trying to support innovation and cultural transformation in Egypt (though Ramy might not say 'transformation') - here's the post: http://btucson.com/Tucson/Politics%20&%20Government/Global%20Issues//189881 Will post the
On a more serious note, what should us comfortable Western folks do to support democracy protesters risking their lives to eliminate dangerous dictators? I don't really know. Its their revolution, not ours, but it seems like we should somehow offer non-directing friendship or support. We can 'friend&
Did Wikileaks trigger events in Tunisia? Not to devalue the efforts of the Tunisian opposition, street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi's sacrifice or in any way minimize the real problems with the government; just the opposite. But it could be that Wikileaks publishing a 'truth that everyone knows'
"Citizenship isn't just the possession of rights and responsibilities; it's a state of mind." --Jess Zimbabwe, speaking at the 2010 Open Cities conference. It's your city. Have at it. The Open Cities movement wants citizens to be more engaged with their city
Aung San Suu Kyi was interviewed on a contraband camera Partial transcript - read below to find what Aung San is asking us to do (transcribed from the video): [Question about her willingness to talk to a brutal and oppressive regime] "You have to talk to people if you